diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/bookmark.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/bookmark.js
index 51cce43e7ce..7132f03a5cc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/bookmark.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/bookmark.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default Component.extend({
       showOptions: false,
       _itsatrap: new ItsATrap(),
       autoDeletePreference:
-        this.model.autoDeletePreference ||
+        this.model.autoDeletePreference ??
         AUTO_DELETE_PREFERENCES.CLEAR_REMINDER,
     });
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/bookmark-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/bookmark-test.js
index f5243652b93..2d254feba00 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/bookmark-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/bookmark-test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { setupRenderingTest } from "discourse/tests/helpers/component-test";
 import { render } from "@ember/test-helpers";
 import { query } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
 import { hbs } from "ember-cli-htmlbars";
+import I18n from "I18n";
 
 module("Integration | Component | bookmark", function (hooks) {
   setupRenderingTest(hooks);
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ module("Integration | Component | bookmark", function (hooks) {
   test("prefills the custom reminder type date and time", async function (assert) {
     let name = "test";
     let reminderAt = "2020-05-15T09:45:00";
-    this.model = { id: 1, name, reminderAt };
+    this.model = { id: 1, autoDeletePreference: 0, name, reminderAt };
 
     await render(hbs`
       <Bookmark
@@ -40,5 +41,9 @@ module("Integration | Component | bookmark", function (hooks) {
       "2020-05-15"
     );
     assert.strictEqual(query("#custom-time").value, "09:45");
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      query(".selected-name > .name").innerHTML.trim(),
+      I18n.t("bookmarks.auto_delete_preference.never")
+    );
   });
 });